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From: Rob Ackerley <rob_ackerley(at)yahoo.ca>
Subject: Re: WWIV f04 results!
To: "Michael Sims" <mike(at)southwall.com>, ianxshaw(at)gmail.com, former.trout(at)gmail.com, scaponig(at)yahoo.com, "Nathan Deily" <ndeily(at)yahoo.com>, davidinknoxville(at)hotmail.com, m_don_j(at)hotmail.com, wkrill(at)yahoo.com, stevelytton(at)hotmail.com, lebaron0819(at)yahoo.com, x_bomber49(at)hotmail.com, captain_sicarius(at)hotmail.com, bcoop310(at)comcast.net, dipIndy500(at)yahoo.com, "Derek eyler" <derekthefeared2(at)yahoo.com>, mapleleafdip(at)yahoo.com, bielschowsky.f(at)googlemail.com, psychosis(at)sky.com, "Michael Penner" <mvpenner(at)gmail.com>, kai.ermes(at)email.de, jkudlick(at)gmail.com, "Isaac Zinner" <isaac.zinner(at)gmail.com>, gregsurname(at)gmail.com, alwayshunted(at)hotmail.com, rude13(at)gmail.com, "Doug Burgoyne" <dougburg(at)ix.netcom.com>, clarklandry(at)gmail.com, "Scott Hickey" <thase+dipcorp(at)dalarin.net>, dylan.hirshkowitz(at)gmail.com, "susan Strebe" <strebenator(at)gmail.com>, jwmchughjr(at)gmail.com, coebq(at)yahoo.com, matthew.kremer(at)yale.edu, damienthryn(at)gmail.com, rjroddayjr(at)yahoo.com, dc195(at)diplomaticcorp.com, "Trent Woodruff" <afretired(at)charter.net>, johnmarkellsworth(at)gmail.com, vegas_iwish(at)yahoo.com, "Jorge Saralegui" <jmsaralegui(at)gmail.com>, Stefan.Krekeler(at)web.de, "Brutus" <kjb(at)wbhsi.net>
Date: Thursday, September 11, 2008, 9:17 AM


Damn! If only Europe and Russia had banded together in a similar fashion during WWI and WWII... so much for history repeating itself eh?

Started off with such promise before Mr. Opportunity (The Pope for those who have yet to play with him) and Mr. Bold Faced Liar (UK for those who have and/or will have any encounter with him) reared their ugly heads on poor little old Germany!! Russia... no fault to him... WAR was designed to be contentious and indeed it lived up to that - if ever so shortly!

Ah well, better out early than a fledgling country being dragged through the motions...

Until next blood bath...

Rob


----- Original Message ----
From: Michael Sims <mike(at)southwall.com>
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Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 8:07:39 AM
Subject: WWIV f04 results!

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NEXT: RETREATS and BUILDS due Monday, 10am Pacific!

RETREATS:

AmazonEmpire: F Eastern Caribbean Sea(ecb), A Manaus(man)
Argentina: A Santa Cruz(scz)
Canada: A Denver(dnv)
Egypt: F Greece(gre)
Kenya: F Madagascar(mds), A Sudan(sud)
Manchuria: A Harbin(har)

We'll call for the builds at the SAME TIME to keep it moving along... Tho builds may be ordered conditional upon any of the above retreats.

BUILDS:

AmazonEmpire: Remove 1
Argentina: Remove 1
Australia: Remove 3
Brazil: Build 1
Canada: Remove 2
Catholica: Build 3
Colombia: Build 1
Cuba: Build 1
Egypt: Remove 2
Germany: Eliminated, Remove F BAL
Illinois: Build 3
IncaEmpire: Build 1
India: Build 2
Indonesia: Remove 1
Iran: Remove 1
Japan: Remove 2
Kenya: Remove 2
Nigeria: Build 1
Oceania: Build 2
Philippines: Build 2
SichuanEmpire: Build 1
SongEmpire: Build 1
SouthAfrica: Build 1
Thailand: Remove 1
Turkey: Build 1
UnitedKingdom: Build 1

**************************************************

ORDERS:

AmazonEmpire:
F Eastern Caribbean Sea(ecb) - Puerto Rico(pr) (*Dislodged*)
F Guantanamo(gno) - Santa Clara(snc) (*Bounce*)
F Aruba(aru) - Golfo De Venezuela(gov)
F Caracas(crc) - Trinidad & Tobago(trd)
A Manaus(man) - Belem(blm) (*Dislodged*)
A Suriname(snm) Supports A Manaus(man) - Belem(blm) (*Cut*)

Argentina:
F Archipielago of Chile(arc) Supports F Valparaiso(val) - Bio Bio(bio)
A Atacama(ata) - Valparaiso(val) (*Bounce*)
F Buenos-Aries(bue) - South West Atlantic(swa)
A Gran Chaco(gra) - Santa Cruz(scz) (*Fails*)
A Mendoza(mdz) - Santiago(snt)
A Patagonia(pat) - Temuco(tem)
A Rosario(rsr) - Mendoza(mdz)
A Santa Cruz(scz) - La Paz(lpz) (*Dislodged*)
A Sucre(suc) Supports A Santa Cruz(scz) - La Paz(lpz)
F Valparaiso(val) - Bio Bio(bio)

Australia:
F Great Australian Bight(gab) - Perth(per)
F New Guinea(ng) Supports F Micronesia(mic) - Papua New Guinea(pap) (*Void*)
A South Australia(soz) Supports F Great Australian Bight(gab) - Perth(per)
F Timor Sea(tms) - Central Indian Ocean(cio) (*Bounce*)

Brazil:
F Western South Atlantic Ocean(wsa) Convoys A Fortaleza(for) - Suriname(snm)
A Belem(blm) Supports A Fortaleza(for) - Suriname(snm) (*Cut*)
A Fortaleza(for) - Suriname(snm) (*Fails*)
A Mato Grosso(mgr) Supports A Rondonia(ron) - Manaus(man)
F Mid South Atlantic Ocean(msa), no move received
A Para(pra) Supports A Rondonia(ron) - Manaus(man)
F Recife(rec) Supports F Western South Atlantic Ocean(wsa)
F Rio De Janeiro(rio) Supports F Mid South Atlantic Ocean(msa)
A Rondonia(ron) - Manaus(man)
F South West Atlantic(swa) - Sao Paulo(sao)

California:
F Baja(baj) - North East Pacific Ocean(nep)
F Cascadia Basin(cas) Supports A Anchorage(anc) - Vancouver(van)
A Idaho(ida) - Nevada(nev)
F North East Pacific Ocean(nep) - Hawaii(hi)
F San Francisco(sf) - Oregon(ore) (*Fails*)
A Utah(uta) Supports A Nebraska(neb) - Denver(dnv)

Canada:
A Calgary(clg) - Edmonton(edm) (*Fails*)
A Denver(dnv) - Utah(uta) (*Dislodged*)
A Montana(mt) - Idaho(ida)
F Oregon(ore) - Seattle(sea) (*Bounce*)
F Vancouver(van) - Seattle(sea) (*Disbanded*)

Catholica:
F Morocco(mor) - Algiers(alg) (*Bounce*)
F Gulf of Sirte(sir) - Eastern Mediterranean Sea(emd)
F Tripoli(tri) Supports F Tunisia(tun)
F Tunisia(tun) Supports F Tripoli(tri)
A Croatia(cro) - Serbia(ser)
F Eastern North Atlantic Ocean(ena) Supports F Azores(azo) (*Ordered to Move*)
F Ionian Sea(ion) Supports F Aegean Sea(aeg) - Greece(gre)
A Prague(prg) - Munich(mun)
F Western Mediterranean Sea(wmd) - Algiers(alg) (*Bounce*)

CentralAsia:
A Ufa(ufa) - Orenburgskaya Oblast(orn)
A Ashgabat(ash) Supports A Khorasan(kho) - Tehran(teh) (*Cut*)
A Kazakhstan(kaz) Supports A Kyzylorda(kyz) - Aktyubinsk(akt)
A Khorasan(kho) - Tehran(teh) (*Fails*)
A Kyzylorda(kyz) - Aktyubinsk(akt)
A Turkmenistan(tur) - Uzbekistan(uzb)
A Urumqi(umq) Supports A Mongolia(mgl)
A Xinjiang(xin) - Tibet(tib) (*Bounce*)

Colombia:
F Panama(pan) - Western Caribbean Sea(wcb)
A Amazon Basin(amz) - Acre(acr)
F Barranquilla(brn) Supports F Maracaibo(mcb)
F Maracaibo(mcb) Supports F Jamaica(jam) - Golfo De Venezuela(gov) (*Void*)
A Santander(stn) - Bolivar(blv)

Congo:
A Kisangani(kis) Hold

Cuba:
F Bahamas(bhm) - Santa Clara(snc) (*Bounce*)
F Jamaica(jam) Supports F Yucatan Basin(yub) - Eastern Caribbean Sea(ecb)
F Sargasso Sea(sar) - Puerto Rico(pr) (*Bounce*)
F Yucatan Basin(yub) - Eastern Caribbean Sea(ecb)
A Alabama(ala) - Atlanta(atl) (*Disbanded*)
A Miami(mia) Supports A Alabama(ala) - Atlanta(atl) (*Cut*)
F New Orleans(no) Hold

Egypt:
A Atlas Mountains(ats) - Algiers(alg) (*Bounce*)
F Benghazi(ben) - Egypt(egy)
F Greece(gre) Supports A Rumania(rum) - Bulgaria(bul) (*Dislodged*)
A Israel(isr) Supports F Benghazi(ben) - Egypt(egy)

Germany:
F Baltic Sea(bal) Supports F Sweden(swe)
F Sweden(swe) Supports F Baltic Sea(bal) (*Disbanded*)

Illinois:
A Arkansas(ark) Supports A Memphis(mem) - Alabama(ala)
A Dakota's(dkt) Supports A Regina(reg)
A Kansas(kan) Supports A Nebraska(neb) - Denver(dnv)
A Memphis(mem) - Alabama(ala)
A Montreal(mtl) - Peninsule D' Ungava(pdu)
A Nebraska(neb) - Denver(dnv)
A North West Territory(nwt) - Edmonton(edm)
A Regina(reg) Supports A North West Territory(nwt) - Edmonton(edm)
A Winnipeg(win) - North West Territory(nwt)
A Wisconsin(wis) - St Louis(stl)

IncaEmpire:
A Bio Bio(bio) Supports F Chile Basin(chb) - Valparaiso(val) (*Disbanded*)
A Beni(bni) - Santa Cruz(scz)
F Chile Basin(chb) - Valparaiso(val) (*Bounce*)
A Lima(lim) Supports A La Paz(lpz)
A La Paz(lpz) Supports A Beni(bni) - Santa Cruz(scz)

India:
F Arabian Sea(ara) - Persian Gulf(peg) (*Fails*)
F Bay of Bengal(bob) - Sri Lanka(sri)
F Java Trench(jvt) - Jakarta(jak)
A Lahore(lah) - Karachi(kar)
F Madras(mdr) Supports F Rajasthan(raj) - Arabian Sea(ara) (*Fails*)
F Rajasthan(raj) - Arabian Sea(ara) (*Bounce*)
A Afghanistan(afg) Supports A Baluchestan(blc) - Shiraz(shi)
A Baluchestan(blc) - Shiraz(shi)
A Kashmir(kas) - Tibet(tib) (*Bounce*)

Indonesia:
F Darwin(dwn) Supports A South Australia(soz) - Perth(per) (*Void*)
F Java Sea(jav) - Palembang(plm)
F North Indian Ocean(nio) - Java Trench(jvt)
F Singapore(sng) Supports F Strait of Malacca(stm) - Kuala Lumpur(kua) (*Cut*)
F Strait of Malacca(stm) - Kuala Lumpur(kua) (*Fails*)
F Sarawak(swk) - Natuna Sea(ntu) (*Fails*)

Iran:
F Oman(oma) - Arabian Sea(ara) (*Bounce*)
F Persian Gulf(peg) Convoys A Shiraz(shi) - Saudi Arabia(sau)
A Shiraz(shi) - Saudi Arabia(sau)
A Tabriz(tab) - Azerbaijan(aze) (*Bounce*)
A Tehran(teh) Supports A Aktyubinsk(akt) - Ashgabat(ash) (*Cut*)

Japan:
F Kyoto(kyo) - Northern Philippine Sea(nps) (*Fails*)
F North Central Pacific Ocean(ncp) - West Central Pacific Ocean(wcp) (*Bounce*)
F Sakhalinsk(sak) - Sea of Japan(soj) (*Bounce*)
F Sapporo(sap) - Sea of Japan(soj) (*Bounce*)
F Sea of Japan(soj) - Kyoto(kyo) (*Fails*)
F Tokyo(tok) Supports F Kyoto(kyo) - Northern Philippine Sea(nps)
F West Central Pacific Ocean(wcp) - Saipan(sai) (*Fails*)

Kenya:
A Bujumbura(buj) - Tanzania(tan) (*Fails*)
A Ethiopia(eth) - Sudan(sud) (*Fails*)
A Kivu(kiv) Supports A Sudan(sud) - Kisangani(kis) (*Cut*)
F Madagascar(mds) Supports F Diego Garcia(die) - Somali Basin(sob) (*Dislodged*)
A Sudan(sud) - Kisangani(kis) (*Dislodged*)
A Uganda(uga) Supports A Sudan(sud) - Kisangani(kis)
F Central Indian Ocean(cio) - Diego Garcia(die)
F Diego Garcia(die) - Somali Basin(sob)
F Southern Indian Ocean(sio) - Central Indian Ocean(cio) (*Bounce*)

Manchuria:
A Harbin(har) - Vladivostok(vla) (*Dislodged*)
A Khabarovsk(khb) - Vladivostok(vla) (*Bounce*)
F Korea(kor)(wc) Supports F Yellow Sea(yel) - Seoul(seo)
F Yellow Sea(yel) - Seoul(seo)
A Anchorage(anc) - Vancouver(van)

Mexico:
A Guadalajara(gdl) - Zacatcas(zac)
A Michoacan(mch) - Monterey(mon)
A Monterey(mon) - Coahuila(coa)
A Mexico City(mxc) Supports A Michoacan(mch) - Monterey(mon)
A Veracruz(vcz) - Houston(hou) (*Fails*)
F Western Gulf of Mexico(wgm) Convoys A Veracruz(vcz) - Houston(hou)

Nigeria:
F Angola Basin(anb) Supports A Kinshasa(kin)
A Bangui(ban) - Sudan(sud)
A Chad(cha) Supports A Khartoum(kha)
F Cape Verde Islands(cpv) Supports F Eastern South Atlantic Ocean(esa)
F Dakar(dak) Supports F Eastern South Atlantic Ocean(esa)
F Eastern South Atlantic Ocean(esa) Supports F Angola Basin(anb)
A Grand Erg Oriental(geo) Hold
A Khartoum(kha) Supports A Bangui(ban) - Sudan(sud)
A Kinshasa(kin) Supports A Kisangani(kis)
A Niger(ngr) - Libya(lib)

Oceania:
F Coral Sea(crl) - Sydney(syd)
F Melbourne(mel) Supports F Coral Sea(crl) - Sydney(syd)
F Nauru(nau) Hold
F Papua New Guinea(pap) Hold
F Soloman Islands(sol) Supports F Papua New Guinea(pap)
F Tasman Sea(tas) Supports F Melbourne(mel)
F Pitcairn Island(pit) Hold
F Tahiti(tah) Supports F Pitcairn Island(pit)

Philippines:
F Northern Philippine Sea(nps) Supports F Micronesia(mic) - West Central Pacific Ocean(wcp) (*Cut*)
F Saipan(sai) Supports F Northern Philippine Sea(nps) (*Cut*)
F Taiwan(tai) Supports F Northern Philippine Sea(nps)
F Makassar Strait(mak) - Banjarmasin(bnj)
F Micronesia(mic) - West Central Pacific Ocean(wcp) (*Bounce*)
F Southern Philippine Sea(sps) - Molucca Sea(mlc)
F Ujungpandang(uju) Supports F Southern Philippine Sea(sps) - Molucca Sea(mlc)

Quebec:
A New Brunswick(nb), no move received

Russia:
A Budapest(bud) Supports A Croatia(cro) - Serbia(ser)
A Donets¢k(don) - Volgograd(vol) (*Fails*)
A Finland(fin) Supports F Denmark(den) - Sweden(swe)
A L¢viv(lvi) - Warsaw(war)
A Moscow(mos) Supports A Donets¢k(don) - Volgograd(vol) (*Fails*)
F Odessa(ode) - Black Sea(bla) (*Fails*)
A Rumania(rum) Supports A Croatia(cro) - Serbia(ser)
A Volgograd(vol) - Azerbaijan(aze) (*Bounce*)
A Warsaw(war) - Lithuania(lit)

SichuanEmpire:
A Beijing(bei) Supports A Shenyang(she)
A Jilin(jil) Supports A Northern Inner Mongolia(nin) - Harbin(har)
A Northern Inner Mongolia(nin) - Harbin(har)
A Qinghai(qng) Hold
A Shandong(sdg) Hold
A Shenyang(she) Hold
A Southern Inner Mongolia(sin) - Northern Inner Mongolia(nin)
A Irkutsk(irk) - Srednesibirskoye Ploskogor'ye(srd)
A Mongolia(mgl) Supports A Qinghai(qng)

SongEmpire:
A Anhui(anh) - Wuhan(wuh)
F East China Sea(ecs) - Yellow Sea(yel)
F Fuzhou(fuz) - East China Sea(ecs)
F Nanjing(njg) Supports F East China Sea(ecs) - Yellow Sea(yel)
F Sea of Okhotsk(okh) - Khabarovsk(khb) (*Fails*)
F Shanghai(sha) Supports F East China Sea(ecs) - Yellow Sea(yel)
A Zhengzhou(zhe) Hold
F South China Sea South(scs) - South China Sea North(scn)

SouthAfrica:
A Angola(ang) - Katanga(kat) (*Fails*)
F Cape Town(cap) - South West Indian Ocean(swi)
A Dar Es Salaam(dar) - Tanzania(tan)
A Katanga(kat) - Kivu(kiv) (*Fails*)
A Mozambique(moz) - Dar Es Salaam(dar)
F St Helena(sth) Supports F Buenos-Aries(bue) - South West Atlantic(swa)
A Zambia(zam) Supports A Dar Es Salaam(dar) - Tanzania(tan)
F Reunion(reu) Supports F South West Indian Ocean(swi) - Madagascar(mds)
F South West Indian Ocean(swi) - Madagascar(mds)
F Falkland Islands/South Georgia Islands(flk) Supports F Buenos-Aries(bue) - South West Atlantic(swa)
F South Atlantic Ocean(sat) Supports F St Helena(sth)

Texas:
A Chihuahua(chu) Supports A New Mexico(nmx)
F Corpus Christi(ccr) Supports A Houston(hou)
A Houston(hou) Supports F Corpus Christi(ccr) (*Cut*)
A New Mexico(nmx) Supports A Nebraska(neb) - Denver(dnv)
A Oklahoma(okl) - Dallas(dal)
A San Antonio(san) Supports A Houston(hou)

Thailand:
A Cambodia(cmb) Hold
F Brunei(bru) Supports F Natuna Sea(ntu)
F Gulf of Thailand(got) Supports F Kuala Lumpur(kua)
F Ho Chi Minh(ho) Supports F Natuna Sea(ntu)
F Kuala Lumpur(kua) Supports F Riau(ria) - Singapore(sng) (*Cut*)
A Mandalay(mdl) - Tibet(tib) (*Bounce*)
F Natuna Sea(ntu) Supports F Riau(ria) - Singapore(sng) (*Cut*)
A Rangoon(ran) Hold
F Riau(ria) - Singapore(sng) (*Fails*)

Turkey:
F Aegean Sea(aeg) - Greece(gre)
F Black Sea(bla) Convoys A Bulgaria(bul) - Armenia(arm)
A Bulgaria(bul) - Armenia(arm)
F Crete(cre) Supports F Gulf of Sirte(sir) - Eastern Mediterranean Sea(emd)
A Serbia(ser) - Bulgaria(bul)
A Aktyubinsk(akt) - Ashgabat(ash) (*Disbanded*)
A Baghdad(bag) - Syria(syr)

UnitedKingdom:
F Antilles(ant) Supports F Azores(azo) - Mid North Atlantic Ocean(mna)
F Azores(azo) - Mid North Atlantic Ocean(mna)
F Bay of Biscay(bis) Supports F Ireland(ire) - North Atlantic Ocean(nat)
F Denmark(den) - Sweden(swe)
F Eastern North Sea(ens) - Skagerrak(ska)
F Hamburg(ham) - Denmark(den)
F Iceland(ice) - Labrador Sea(lab) (*Fails*)
F Ireland(ire) - North Atlantic Ocean(nat)
A Munich(mun) - Hamburg(ham)
F Norway(nwy) Supports F Denmark(den) - Sweden(swe)

UnitedStates:
A Atlanta(atl) Supports A Memphis(mem) - Alabama(ala)
F Carolinas(car) - South East Coast(sec) (*Fails*)
F Halifax(hal) - New Brunswick(nb)(ec) (*Fails*)
F Labrador Sea(lab) Supports F Newfoundland(nwf) - Mid North Atlantic Ocean(mna) (*Cut*)
F Mid North Atlantic Ocean(mna) - Bermuda(bmd)
F North East Coast(nec) Convoys A Pennsylvania(pa) - Boston(bos)
F Newfoundland(nwf) - Mid North Atlantic Ocean(mna) (*Fails*)
A Pennsylvania(pa) - Boston(bos)
F South East Coast(sec) - Miami(mia) (*Fails*)
F Washington(was) Supports F Carolinas(car) - South East Coast(sec) (*Fails*)








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ooooooo pick me pick me...

I mean I can just suffer here waiting for Brazil-Argentina to swallow me up whilst everyone around them
ignores them (someone else's problem)...


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[quote:8173017112]Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 22:29:34 -0700
From: vegas_iwish(at)yahoo.com ([email]vegas_iwish(at)yahoo.com[/email])
Subject: Re: WWIV update
To: ianxshaw(at)gmail.com ([email]ianxshaw(at)gmail.com[/email]); former.trout(at)gmail.com ([email]former.trout(at)gmail.com[/email]); scaponig(at)yahoo.com ([email]scaponig(at)yahoo.com[/email]); ndeily(at)yahoo.com ([email]ndeily(at)yahoo.com[/email]); davidinknoxville(at)hotmail.com ([email]davidinknoxville(at)hotmail.com[/email]); m_don_j(at)hotmail.com ([email]m_don_j(at)hotmail.com[/email]); wkrill(at)yahoo.com ([email]wkrill(at)yahoo.com[/email]); stevelytton(at)hotmail.com ([email]stevelytton(at)hotmail.com[/email]); lebaron0819(at)yahoo.com ([email]lebaron0819(at)yahoo.com[/email]); x_bomber49(at)hotmail.com ([email]x_bomber49(at)hotmail.com[/email]); captain_sicarius(at)hotmail.com ([email]captain_sicarius(at)hotmail.com[/email]); rob_ackerley(at)yahoo.ca ([email]rob_ackerley(at)yahoo.ca[/email]); bcoop310(at)comcast.net ([email]bcoop310(at)comcast.net[/email]); dipIndy500(at)yahoo.com ([email]dipIndy500(at)yahoo.com[/email]); derekthefeared2(at)yahoo.com ([email]derekthefeared2(at)yahoo.com[/email]); mapleleafdip(at)yahoo.com ([email]mapleleafdip(at)yahoo.com[/email]); bielschowsky.f(at)googlemail.com ([email]bielschowsky.f(at)googlemail.com[/email]); psychosis(at)sky.com ([email]psychosis(at)sky.com[/email]); mvpenner(at)gmail.com ([email]mvpenner(at)gmail.com[/email]); kai.ermes(at)email.de ([email]kai.ermes(at)email.de[/email]); jkudlick(at)gmail.com ([email]jkudlick(at)gmail.com[/email]); isaac.zinner(at)gmail.com ([email]isaac.zinner(at)gmail.com[/email]); gregsurname(at)gmail.com ([email]gregsurname(at)gmail.com[/email]); alwayshunted(at)hotmail.com ([email]alwayshunted(at)hotmail.com[/email]); rude13(at)gmail.com ([email]rude13(at)gmail.com[/email]); dougburg(at)ix.netcom.com ([email]dougburg(at)ix.netcom.com[/email]); clarklandry(at)gmail.com ([email]clarklandry(at)gmail.com[/email]); thase+dipcorp(at)dalarin.net ([email]thase%2Bdipcorp(at)dalarin.net[/email]); dylan.hirshkowitz(at)gmail.com ([email]dylan.hirshkowitz(at)gmail.com[/email]); strebenator(at)gmail.com ([email]strebenator(at)gmail.com[/email]); jwmchughjr(at)gmail.com ([email]jwmchughjr(at)gmail.com[/email]); coebq(at)yahoo.com ([email]coebq(at)yahoo.com[/email]); matthew.kremer(at)yale.edu ([email]matthew.kremer(at)yale.edu[/email]); damienthryn(at)gmail.com ([email]damienthryn(at)gmail.com[/email]); rjroddayjr(at)yahoo.com ([email]rjroddayjr(at)yahoo.com[/email]); dc195(at)diplomaticcorp.com ([email]dc195(at)diplomaticcorp.com[/email]); afretired(at)charter.net ([email]afretired(at)charter.net[/email]); johnmarkellsworth(at)gmail.com ([email]johnmarkellsworth(at)gmail.com[/email]); jmsaralegui(at)gmail.com ([email]jmsaralegui(at)gmail.com[/email]); Stefan.Krekeler(at)web.de ([email]Stefan.Krekeler(at)web.de[/email]); mike(at)southwall.com ([email]mike(at)southwall.com[/email])

I clearly need more units to retreat & or disband so will take another defeated, demoralized power besides Inca. Can't wait to GM the SE Asia so I can watch others suffer instead


--- On Tue, 9/2/08, Michael Sims <mike(at)southwall.com ([email]mike(at)southwall.com[/email])> wrote:

[quote:8173017112]From: Michael Sims <mike(at)southwall.com ([email]mike(at)southwall.com[/email])>
Subject: WWIV update
To: ianxshaw(at)gmail.com ([email]ianxshaw(at)gmail.com[/email]), former.trout(at)gmail.com ([email]former.trout(at)gmail.com[/email]), scaponig(at)yahoo.com ([email]scaponig(at)yahoo.com[/email]), "Nathan Deily" <ndeily(at)yahoo.com ([email]ndeily(at)yahoo.com[/email])>, davidinknoxville(at)hotmail.com ([email]davidinknoxville(at)hotmail.com[/email]), m_don_j(at)hotmail.com ([email]m_don_j(at)hotmail.com[/email]), wkrill(at)yahoo.com ([email]wkrill(at)yahoo.com[/email]), stevelytton(at)hotmail.com ([email]stevelytton(at)hotmail.com[/email]), lebaron0819(at)yahoo.com ([email]lebaron0819(at)yahoo.com[/email]), x_bomber49(at)hotmail.com ([email]x_bomber49(at)hotmail.com[/email]), captain_sicarius(at)hotmail.com ([email]captain_sicarius(at)hotmail.com[/email]), rob_ackerley(at)yahoo.ca ([email]rob_ackerley(at)yahoo.ca[/email]), bcoop310(at)comcast.net ([email]bcoop310(at)comcast.net[/email]), dipIndy500(at)yahoo.com ([email]dipIndy500(at)yahoo.com[/email]), "Derek eyler" <derekthefeared2(at)yahoo.com ([email]derekthefeared2(at)yahoo.com[/email])>, mapleleafdip(at)yahoo.com ([email]mapleleafdip(at)yahoo.com[/email]), bielschowsky.f(at)googlemail.com ([email]bielschowsky.f(at)googlemail.com[/email]), psychosis(at)sky.com ([email]psychosis(at)sky.com[/email]), "Michael Penner" <mvpenner(at)gmail.com ([email]mvpenner(at)gmail.com[/email])>, kai.ermes(at)email.de ([email]kai.ermes(at)email.de[/email]), jkudlick(at)gmail.com ([email]jkudlick(at)gmail.com[/email]), "Isaac Zinner" <isaac.zinner(at)gmail.com ([email]isaac.zinner(at)gmail.com[/email])>, gregsurname(at)gmail.com ([email]gregsurname(at)gmail.com[/email]), alwayshunted(at)hotmail.com ([email]alwayshunted(at)hotmail.com[/email]), rude13(at)gmail.com ([email]rude13(at)gmail.com[/email]), "Doug Burgoyne" <dougburg(at)ix.netcom.com ([email]dougburg(at)ix.netcom.com[/email])>, clarklandry(at)gmail.com ([email]clarklandry(at)gmail.com[/email]), "Scott Hickey" <thase+dipcorp(at)dalarin.net ([email]thase%2Bdipcorp(at)dalarin.net[/email])>, dylan.hirshkowitz(at)gmail.com ([email]dylan.hirshkowitz(at)gmail.com[/email]), "susan Strebe" <strebenator(at)gmail.com ([email]strebenator(at)gmail.com[/email])>, jwmchughjr(at)gmail.com ([email]jwmchughjr(at)gmail.com[/email]), coebq(at)yahoo.com ([email]coebq(at)yahoo.com[/email]), matthew.kremer(at)yale.edu ([email]matthew.kremer(at)yale.edu[/email]), damienthryn(at)gmail.com ([email]damienthryn(at)gmail.com[/email]), rjroddayjr(at)yahoo.com ([email]rjroddayjr(at)yahoo.com[/email]), dc195(at)diplomaticcorp.com ([email]dc195(at)diplomaticcorp.com[/email]), "Trent

Date: Tuesday, September 2, 2008, 8:46 PM
A player has to leave WWIV, so I'm going to hold the
game for a day or
two to find some new blood for y'all... retreats are
all in and locked,
results will be out when I find the next victim.

Stay tuned,

-mike

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"Gentleman, you can fight here! This is the War Room!"

--President Merkin Muckley in Dr. Strangeglove


On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 11:43 PM, Trent Woodruff <afretired(at)charter.net ([email]afretired(at)charter.net[/email])> wrote:
[quote:2ca9299601]>At 08:34 PM 8/6/2008, you wrote:

[quote:2ca9299601]PS - Steve, why are we having this discussion in public? =P

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From: Nathan Deily <ndeily(at)yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: WWIV Monday
To: "Rob Ackerley" <rob_ackerley(at)yahoo.ca>, "Michael Sims" <mike(at)southwall.com>, ianxshaw(at)gmail.com, former.trout(at)gmail.com, scaponig(at)yahoo.com, davidinknoxville(at)hotmail.com, m_don_j(at)hotmail.com, wkrill(at)yahoo.com, stevelytton(at)hotmail.com, lebaron0819(at)yahoo.com, x_bomber49(at)hotmail.com, captain_sicarius(at)hotmail.com, bcoop310(at)comcast.net, dipIndy500(at)yahoo.com, "Derek eyler" <derekthefeared2(at)yahoo.com>, mapleleafdip(at)yahoo.com, bielschowsky.f(at)googlemail.com, psychosis(at)sky.com, "Michael Penner" <mvpenner(at)gmail.com>, kai.ermes(at)email.de, jkudlick(at)gmail.com, "Isaac Zinner" <isaac.zinner(at)gmail.com>, gregsurname(at)gmail.com, alwayshunted(at)hotmail.com, rude13(at)gmail.com, "Doug Burgoyne" <dougburg(at)ix.netcom.com>, clarklandry(at)gmail.com, "Scott Hickey" <thase+dipcorp(at)dalarin.net>, dylan.hirshkowitz(at)gmail.com, "susan Strebe" <strebenator(at)gmail.com>, jwmchughjr(at)gmail.com, coebq(at)yahoo.com, matthew.kremer(at)yale.edu, damienthryn(at)gmail.com, rjroddayjr(at)yahoo.com, dc195(at)diplomaticcorp.com, sforzapaolo(at)yahoo.com, "Alfdog (DC177 GER)" <alfred.nicol(at)virgin.net>, "Trent Woodruff" <afretired(at)charter.net>
Date: Wednesday, August 6, 2008, 12:49 PM

.ExternalClass #EC_yiv1911759031 DIV {;} As far as I know, we're waiting on an adjudication.


----- Original Message ----
From: Rob Ackerley <rob_ackerley(at)yahoo.ca>
To: Michael Sims <mike(at)southwall.com>; ianxshaw(at)gmail.com; former.trout(at)gmail.com; scaponig(at)yahoo.com; Nathan Deily <ndeily(at)yahoo.com>; davidinknoxville(at)hotmail.com; m_don_j(at)hotmail.com; wkrill(at)yahoo.com; stevelytton(at)hotmail.com; lebaron0819(at)yahoo.com; x_bomber49(at)hotmail.com; captain_sicarius(at)hotmail.com; bcoop310(at)comcast.net; dipIndy500(at)yahoo.com; Derek eyler <derekthefeared2(at)yahoo.com>; mapleleafdip(at)yahoo.com; bielschowsky.f(at)googlemail.com; psychosis(at)sky.com; Michael Penner <mvpenner(at)gmail.com>; kai.ermes(at)email.de; jkudlick(at)gmail.com; Isaac Zinner <isaac.zinner(at)gmail.com>; gregsurname(at)gmail.com; alwayshunted(at)hotmail.com; rude13(at)gmail.com; Doug Burgoyne <dougburg(at)ix.netcom.com>; clarklandry(at)gmail.com; Scott Hickey <thase+dipcorp(at)dalarin.net>; dylan.hirshkowitz(at)gmail.com; susan Strebe <strebenator(at)gmail.com>; jwmchughjr(at)gmail.com; coebq(at)yahoo.com; matthew.kremer(at)yale.edu; damienthryn(at)gmail.com; rjroddayjr(at)yahoo.com; dc195(at)diplomaticcorp.com; sforzapaolo(at)yahoo.com; Alfdog (DC177 GER) <alfred.nicol(at)virgin.net>; Trent Woodruff <afretired(at)charter.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 6, 2008 8:38:44 AM
Subject: Re: WWIV Monday

Hey all, did we miss a deadline here? I thought it was this pas monday?


----- Original Message ----
From: Michael Sims <mike(at)southwall.com>
To: Michael Sims <mike(at)southwall.com>; ianxshaw(at)gmail.com; former.trout(at)gmail.com; scaponig(at)yahoo.com; Nathan Deily <ndeily(at)yahoo.com>; davidinknoxville(at)hotmail.com; m_don_j(at)hotmail.com; wkrill(at)yahoo.com; stevelytton(at)hotmail.com; lebaron0819(at)yahoo.com; x_bomber49(at)hotmail.com; captain_sicarius(at)hotmail.com; rob_ackerley(at)yahoo.ca; bcoop310(at)comcast.net; dipIndy500(at)yahoo.com; Derek eyler <derekthefeared2(at)yahoo.com>; mapleleafdip(at)yahoo.com; bielschowsky.f(at)googlemail.com; psychosis(at)sky.com; Michael Penner <mvpenner(at)gmail.com>; kai.ermes(at)email.de; jkudlick(at)gmail.com; Isaac Zinner <isaac.zinner(at)gmail.com>; gregsurname(at)gmail.com; alwayshunted(at)hotmail.com; rude13(at)gmail.com; Doug Burgoyne <dougburg(at)ix.netcom.com>; clarklandry(at)gmail.com; Scott Hickey <thase+dipcorp(at)dalarin.net>; dylan.hirshkowitz(at)gmail.com; susan Strebe <strebenator(at)gmail.com>; jwmchughjr(at)gmail.com; coebq(at)yahoo.com; matthew.kremer(at)yale.edu; damienthryn(at)gmail.com; rjroddayjr(at)yahoo.com; dc195(at)diplomaticcorp.com; sforzapaolo(at)yahoo.com; Alfdog (DC177 GER) <alfred.nicol(at)virgin.net>; Trent Woodruff <afretired(at)charter.net>
Sent: Friday, August 1, 2008 10:17:37 PM
Subject: WWIV Monday

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Friendly reminder moves are due Monday!



Attached is the .dpw file for those who use it. If you don’t already, consider it! You can download the realworld player in the downloads section of the website… then using this file, you can see everything that players ordered and scroll thru the turns in a nicely visual fashion.



Enjoy,

-mike

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Welcome all to this first ever World War IV game in diplomaticcorp!

GENERAL:
I'm amazed that we filled up 35 players in about a week and a half, this must be an insanely popular variant! By my count we have about 20 diplomacy veterans and 15 relative newbies in the mix. However – I have had at least a minimal discourse with all that have joined, and believe we have a solid group of players that all have the basics of the game firmly in hand, and should have hopefully very few problems with NMRs.

NMR:
For those who are new – NMR means No Moves Received… it's what happens when you haven't turned in moves by the deadline. All your units end up holding, and you usually get hosed during these times. Therefore I strongly suggest all players turn in PRELIM orders every turn. That is, as soon as you get results, pick some orders, ANY orders, and turn those in. They may not be what you want eventually, but you can always revise them later in the turn.

IF YOU CANT PLAY:
If you cant play, or don't realize that this is likely going to be over a year long commitment if you do well (much less if you don't!) then PLEASE let me know now. Because there are so many players, that means that many of you will get lied to, cheated on, and outright slammed with unexpected orders! This is of course the fun of the game, and if you would even think of quitting the game if you get slammed, then again, PLEASE LET ME KNOW NOW. You will put out 35 other people if you are not in this for the fun of playing it out to the death, even in the face of adversity.

REPLACEMENTS:
We shouldn't need them, because everyone here is going to confirm they are in it for the long haul. Regarding Civil Disorder or Replacements tho, I will default to my standard house rules. That is I will not allow any 01 NMR. I will hold up the game, contact the player, and figure out what the heck is up. I will replace anyone that drops out in year 01. After that, once we enter year 02, we go with standard NMRs. That is if you NMR your units hold, if you NMR two major turns in a row you are out of the game and your country goes into Civil Disorder.

CONFIRMATIONS:
Every player must respond to this message to me, and confirm one last time, now that we have 35, that you are still interested in playing this game, and that you've read this mail, and my house rules, and that that's all ok, and most of all that you are here to play to the death. You can find my house rules here: www.sims-family.net/dip/houserules.htm

COUNTRY ASSIGNMENTS: Random

VICTORY: Half + 1, or the first person to 50 sc with a 5 sc lead. That is only around 25% of the board needed to win.

DRAWS and VOTING:
Contrary to my house rules, in this game if you fail to vote, you will ABSTAIN and not be assigned the default vote of no. Any unanimous vote will pass, even if some players did not vote. However even a single no vote is enough to cause a proposal to fail. This is simply to make end-game-proposals realistically possible to pass. Players that don't care to vote will not stand in the way of it passing.

TIMING:
1 week turns, with 2-3 day retreats. Deadlines on Mondays Wednesdays, and Fridays, at 10am Pacific US Summertime (5pm GMT). This means if you get results on a Monday, the next turn will be due the following Monday. If there is a retreat due, it would be due 2 days after, on Wednesday, with the following turn then the next Wednesday. I wont ever go faster than 1 week. Total turn, from results to adjustments would then be about 9-10 days.

EXTENSIONS:
I will allow each player 2 (two) 2-day extensions for the game… (3-days, if a Friday to Monday) That is, it'll push back to the next of the M, W, or F. This could make a normal 7 day turn up to 9 days, or an adjustment phase up to 4 days. Extensions can only be granted in advance of the coming season, never for the season currently in play. I'll track these privately in a spreadsheet, and never reveal who has used them or not.

BUILDS:
The game is CHAOS builds. (www.dipwiki.com?title=Chaos_Builds) There is no delay in the time required after capturing an enemy or neutral sc till you can build there. You can build in ANY supply center you own!

PROXIES:
You may NOT hand control of your units in this game to another player in game.

DELAYS and STAND-INS:
I will not allow delays beyond those granted above per Extensions! If you have a vacation, or other need to be away from the game for a period of time, then you can either make your best guess and turn in moves early (including conditional orders), or, you may pick your best friend or trusted player that is not in or ever was in the game – and declare him your temporary stand-in. I have 3 very good and reputable players lined up to fill in if necessary, in case you don't have anyone you trust to do this for you.

ORDERS:
To ME: mike(at)southwall(dot)com.

INTROS:
Definitely welcome, and encouraged! So many new faces here.

FIRST DEADLINE:
You must confirm to me (per above Confirmations) by Wednesday 6/18, 10am Pacific (5pm GMT). Players not confirmed by this time will be queried, and if not reached, then we'll take the next in line to get in the game. Once I get 35 confirmations, we'll get a final game number, assign countries, and be on to our wars!

Enjoy,
-mike

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From: Michael Sims <mike(at)southwall.com>
Subject: WWIV pre-game!
To: bielschowsky.f(at)gmail.com, stevelytton(at)hotmail.com, mvpenner(at)yahoo.com, chrisby280(at)yahoo.com, captain_sicarius(at)hotmail.com, thase+dipcorp(at)dalarin.net, scaponig(at)yahoo.com, rude13(at)gmail.com, psychosis(at)sky.com, dougburg(at)ix.netcom.com, derekthefeared2(at)yahoo.com, kai.ermes(at)email.de, isaac.zinner(at)gmail.com, strebenator(at)gmail.com, alwayshunted(at)hotmail.com, clarklandry(at)gmail.com, damienthryn(at)gmail.com, ndeily(at)yahoo.com, jkudlick(at)gmail.com, rjroddayjr(at)yahoo.com, ianxshaw(at)gmail.com, davidinknoxville(at)hotmail.com, mapleleafdip(at)yahoo.com, gregsurname(at)gmail.com, wkrill(at)yahoo.com, rob_ackerley(at)yahoo.ca, former.trout(at)gmail.com, dipIndy500(at)yahoo.com, coebq(at)yahoo.com, jwmchughjr(at)gmail.com, x_bomber49(at)hotmail.com, lebaron0819(at)yahoo.com, m_don_j(at)hotmail.com, matthew.kremer(at)yale.edu, bcoop310(at)comcast.net, "Jorge Saralegui" <jmsaralegui(at)gmail.com>, sforzapaolo(at)yahoo.com, bridgejunky(at)ukonline.co.uk, variants(at)diplomaticcorp.com
Date: Sunday, June 15, 2008, 8:25 PM


Welcome all to this first ever World War IV game in diplomaticcorp!

GENERAL:
I’m amazed that we filled up 35 players in about a week and a half, this must be an insanely popular variant! By my count we have about 20 diplomacy veterans and 15 relative newbies in the mix. However – I have had at least a minimal discourse with all that have joined, and believe we have a solid group of players that all have the basics of the game firmly in hand, and should have hopefully very few problems with NMRs.

NMR:
For those who are new – NMR means No Moves Received… it’s what happens when you haven’t turned in moves by the deadline. All your units end up holding, and you usually get hosed during these times. Therefore I strongly suggest all players turn in PRELIM orders every turn. That is, as soon as you get results, pick some orders, ANY orders, and turn those in. They may not be what you want eventually, but you can always revise them later in the turn.

IF YOU CANT PLAY:
If you cant play, or don’t realize that this is likely going to be over a year long commitment if you do well (much less if you don’t!) then PLEASE let me know now. Because there are so many players, that means that many of you will get lied to, cheated on, and outright slammed with unexpected orders! This is of course the fun of the game, and if you would even think of quitting the game if you get slammed, then again, PLEASE LET ME KNOW NOW. You will put out 35 other people if you are not in this for the fun of playing it out to the death, even in the face of adversity.

REPLACEMENTS:
We shouldn’t need them, because everyone here is going to confirm they are in it for the long haul. Regarding Civil Disorder or Replacements tho, I will default to my standard house rules. That is I will not allow any 01 NMR. I will hold up the game, contact the player, and figure out what the heck is up. I will replace anyone that drops out in year 01. After that, once we enter year 02, we go with standard NMRs. That is if you NMR your units hold, if you NMR two major turns in a row you are out of the game and your country goes into Civil Disorder.

CONFIRMATIONS:
Every player must respond to this message to me, and confirm one last time, now that we have 35, that you are still interested in playing this game, and that you’ve read this mail, and my house rules, and that that’s all ok, and most of all that you are here to play to the death. You can find my house rules here: www.sims-family.net/dip/houserules.htm

COUNTRY ASSIGNMENTS: Random

VICTORY: Half + 1, or the first person to 50 sc with a 5 sc lead. That is only around 25% of the board needed to win.

DRAWS and VOTING:
Contrary to my house rules, in this game if you fail to vote, you will ABSTAIN and not be assigned the default vote of no. Any unanimous vote will pass, even if some players did not vote. However even a single no vote is enough to cause a proposal to fail. This is simply to make end-game-proposals realistically possible to pass. Players that don’t care to vote will not stand in the way of it passing.

TIMING:
1 week turns, with 2-3 day retreats. Deadlines on Mondays Wednesdays, and Fridays, at 10am Pacific US Summertime (5pm GMT). This means if you get results on a Monday, the next turn will be due the following Monday. If there is a retreat due, it would be due 2 days after, on Wednesday, with the following turn then the next Wednesday. I wont ever go faster than 1 week. Total turn, from results to adjustments would then be about 9-10 days.

EXTENSIONS:
I will allow each player 2 (two) 2-day extensions for the game… (3-days, if a Friday to Monday) That is, it’ll push back to the next of the M, W, or F. This could make a normal 7 day turn up to 9 days, or an adjustment phase up to 4 days. Extensions can only be granted in advance of the coming season, never for the season currently in play. I’ll track these privately in a spreadsheet, and never reveal who has used them or not.

BUILDS:
The game is CHAOS builds. (www.dipwiki.com?title=Chaos_Builds) There is no delay in the time required after capturing an enemy or neutral sc till you can build there. You can build in ANY supply center you own!

PROXIES:
You may NOT hand control of your units in this game to another player in game.

DELAYS and STAND-INS:
I will not allow delays beyond those granted above per Extensions! If you have a vacation, or other need to be away from the game for a period of time, then you can either make your best guess and turn in moves early (including conditional orders), or, you may pick your best friend or trusted player that is not in or ever was in the game – and declare him your temporary stand-in. I have 3 very good and reputable players lined up to fill in if necessary, in case you don’t have anyone you trust to do this for you.

ORDERS:
To ME: mike(at)southwall(dot)com.

INTROS:
Definitely welcome, and encouraged! So many new faces here.

FIRST DEADLINE:
You must confirm to me (per above Confirmations) by Wednesday 6/18, 10am Pacific (5pm GMT). Players not confirmed by this time will be queried, and if not reached, then we’ll take the next in line to get in the game. Once I get 35 confirmations, we’ll get a final game number, assign countries, and be on to our wars!

Enjoy,
-mike

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Subject: WWIV s01 results! All things considered...
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:09:35 -0700
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All things considered, a relatively peaceful start!

2 bounces to note: Argentina and Brazil stand off over the Southwest Atlantic, while Asia and Iran bump in Ashgabat. One failed order, the Japanese navy gets marooned in port while the Philippines take the NPS by force. Other than those, all others succeed as ordered!

NEXT: Fall 01 – 1 week: Wed July 2, 10am Pacific / 5pm UTC!

Then Winter 01 (retreats and builds): Monday July 7, 10am Pacific. If you’re going to be away for the holiday, be sure to turn in conditional retreats and builds with your fall orders!

Enjoy,
-mike

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AmazonEmpire:
F Belem(blm) - Western South Atlantic Ocean(wsa)
F Guyana(guy) - Caracas(crc)
A Manaus(man) - Para(pra)

Argentina:
A Buenos-Aries(bue) - Mesopotamia(msp)
F Patagonia(pat) - South West Atlantic(swa) (*Bounce*)
A Rosario(rsr) - Cordoba(crd)

Australia:
A Melbourne(mel) - South Australia(soz)
F Perth(per) - Central Indian Ocean(cio)
F Sydney(syd) - Coral Sea(crl)

Brazil:
A Belo Horizonte(blh) - Goias(goi)
F Rio De Janeiro(rio) - South West Atlantic(swa) (*Bounce*)
A Sao Paulo(sao) - Curitiba(ctb)

California:
A Los Angeles(la) - Arizona(arz)
A Nevada(nev) - Utah(uta)
F San Francisco(sf) - North East Pacific Ocean(nep)

Canada:
A Calgary(clg) - Vancouver(van)
A Edmonton(edm) - Regina(reg)
F Vancouver(van) - Seattle(sea)

Catholica:
A Marseilles(mar) - Piedmont(pie)
F Rome(rom) - Sicily(sic)
F Spain(spa)(sc) - Eastern North Atlantic Ocean(ena)

CentralAsia:
A Almaty(alm) - Pavlodar(pav)
A Kazakhstan(kaz) - Omsk(oms)
A Uzbekistan(uzb) - Ashgabat(ash) (*Bounce*)

Colombia:
A Bogota(bog) - Amazon Basin(amz)
F Barranquilla(brn) - Golfo De Venezuela(gov)
F Medellin(med) - Gulf of Panama(gop)

Congo:
A Katanga(kat) - Kivu(kiv)
A Kinshasa(kin) - Angola(ang)
A Kisangani(kis) - Equateur(equ)

Cuba:
F Guantanamo(gno) - Hispaniola(his)
F Havana(hav) - Eastern Gulf of Mexico(egm)
F Santa Clara(snc) - Miami(mia)

Egypt:
F Egypt(egy) - Red Sea(red)
A Khartoum(kha) Hold
F Tripoli(tri) - Tunisia(tun)

Germany:
F Hamburg(ham) - Baltic Sea(bal)
A Munich(mun) - Prague(prg)
A Prague(prg) - Budapest(bud)

Illinois:
A Chicago(chi) - Indiana(ind)
A St Louis(stl) - Missouri(miz)
A Wisconsin(wis) - Ontario(ont)

IncaEmpire:
F Lima(lim) - Galapagos(glp)
A La Paz(lpz) - Beni(bni)
A Valparaiso(val) - Bio Bio(bio)

India:
F Bombay(bom) - Arabian Sea(ara)
A Calcutta(cal) - Dhaka(dha)
A Delhi(del) - Kashmir(kas)

Indonesia:
F Banjarmasin(bnj) - Makassar Strait(mak)
F Jakarta(jak) - Java Sea(jav)
A Palembang(plm) - Riau(ria)

Iran:
F Shiraz(shi) - Persian Gulf(peg)
A Tabriz(tab) - Baghdad(bag)
A Tehran(teh) - Ashgabat(ash) (*Bounce*)

Japan:
F Kyoto(kyo) - Northern Philippine Sea(nps) (*Fails*)
F Sapporo(sap) - Sakhalinsk(sak)
F Tokyo(tok) - West Central Pacific Ocean(wcp)

Kenya:
A Mombasa(mom) - Tanzania(tan)
A Nairobi(nai) - Ethiopia(eth)
F Somalia(som) - Somali Basin(sob)

Manchuria:
A Beijing(bei) - Northern Inner Mongolia(nin)
A Harbin(har) - Vladivostok(vla)
F Shenyang(she) - Yellow Sea(yel)

Mexico:
A Acapulco(aca) - Guatamala(gml)
A Mexico City(mxc) - Michoacan(mch)
F Veracruz(vcz) - Monterey(mon)

Nigeria:
F Ghana(gha) - Eastern South Atlantic Ocean(esa)
A Kano(kno) - Niger(ngr)
A Lagos(lag) - Kano(kno)

Oceania:
F Samoa(sam) - Fiji(fij)
F Pitcairn Island(pit) - Archipielago of Chile(arc)
F Tahiti(tah) - South Pacific Ocean(spo)

Philippines:
F Cebu(ceb) - Northern Philippine Sea(nps)
F Mindanao(min) - Sulu Sea(sul)
F Manila(mnl) Supports F Cebu(ceb) - Northern Philippine Sea(nps)

Quebec:
A Montreal(mtl) - Sherbrooke(sbk)
F Newfoundland(nwf) - Gulf of St Lawrence(gsl)
A Quebec(qbc) - New Brunswick(nb)

Russia:
A Kiev(kie) - Odessa(ode)
A Moscow(mos) - Volgograd(vol)
A Minsk(msk) - L’viv(lvi)

SichuanEmpire:
A Cheng Du(che) - Chongqing(cho)
A Lanzhou(lnz) - Qinghai(qng)
A Xi’an(xia) - Hubei(hub)

SongEmpire:
F Fuzhou(fuz) - Zhengzhou(zhe)
F Hong Kong(hk) - Gulf of Tongking(gto)
A Nanchang(nan) - Hunan(hun)

SouthAfrica:
F Cape Town(cap) - South Atlantic Ocean(sat)
A Durban(dur) - Mozambique(moz)
A Pretoria(pre) - Zimbabwe(zim)

Texas:
A Dallas(dal) - Houston(hou)
F Houston(hou) - Corpus Christi(ccr)
A San Antonio(san) - Coahuila(coa)

Thailand:
A Bangkok(bnk) - Shan Plateau(shn)
A Korat Plateau(krt) - Cambodia(cmb)
F Rangoon(ran) - Isthmus of Kra(kra)(wc)

Turkey:
A Ankara(ank) - Azerbaijan(aze)
A Istanbul(ist) - Bulgaria(bul)
F Izmir(izm) - Aegean Sea(aeg)

UnitedKingdom:
F Edinburgh(edi) - Norwegian Sea(nwg)
F Ireland(ire) - North Atlantic Ocean(nat)
F London(lon) - Western North Sea(wns)

UnitedStates:
A Carolinas(car) - Atlanta(atl)
A New York City(nyc) - Rochester(roc)
F Washington(was) - North East Coast(nec)

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